Chapter 20 - Up to Ecstasy.

Part 1.

I collected my personal belongings and transferred them to Hans room. I am accumulating more stuff, and mostly they were things Hans bought for me since his arrival in Budapest. I have gotten rid of the things that Ghazz bought for me especially the clothing items. I promised the Ambasadors’s wife that I’m giving away my designer’s shoes and hand bags so that it can be put up for an auction. Money raised will be donated to the local Malaysian Student Association. There are 6 hand bags; 2 LV,  1 Prada and 3 Channel whereas 10 pairs of shoes mostly from Dior and Manolo Blahnik. I definitely want to get rid that part of my past.

Hans asked me if that is what I want to do. Memang sayang giving away such good quality items but I am sure that’s what I want. He understood my decision and he fully supported it. Of course I didn't tell Hans that I also do not want him be reminded of my past if he sees me carrying around Ghazz's gifts.

After my shower, I came out wearing a bathrobe and looking through my things for something to wear to bed. Then Hans said, “Here you can wear this…” I turned and saw him took off the t-shirt he was wearing.

“It’s okay I am sure I have something in here……” gulp….my eyes are still fixed on his tone arm while my hand rummaging my clothes.......wow!……I’m already imagining what could happened next.

“Cuba jangan degil…..here, wear this.....it's clean. Just return from the laundry this afternoon….you have nothing to wear to bed kan? You tore up all your lingerie and night gowns remember......unless you prefer not to wear anything to bed.......I don't mind.....”Hans insisted, patiently waiting for my reaction.

“OK….thanks.” I walked over and grabbed the T-shirt. Hans didn’t let go. He gave a small tugged and it startled me. Dia tersengih.....

“So let go lah of the T-shirt.” aku menjawab but he is still not letting go of the it.

"Kenapa you nak marah-marah? Hans asked.

"Nothing. I tak marahlah"jawabku dengan pendek.

“Are you nervous with me? You know when a woman says ‘nothing’, it means ‘everything’….., I’ve heard someone once said” he winked.

“Ha..hha…hhaaa…..betul, seriously there’s nothing wrong. I’ll make a deal with you, you let me change and I’ll get into bed with you……” just teasing him. I blew him a flying kiss.

“Alright……be careful I’m gonna let go of this. Make it quick.” And he did. I walked over to the changing area.

I came out in Hans over sized T-shirt, switched off the hallway lights walked straight to my side of the bed. Hans was leaning against the head board. He’s flipping though pages from a book. I climed on to the bed and sat next to him. He turned, kissed my left cheek and asked, “Tired?”

“Not really. So, what’s the plan for tomorrow?” Aku tanya. Hans menutup buku dan memandang aku.

“We will check out of the hotel by noon and straight to the airport. Our flight leaves for Rome about 3 p.m.  It will be a two hour flight.”

“But tomorrow morning we will first have breakfast with our parents then start packing. Your mom will join my parents where they will stop in London before they head back to Malaysia on Wednesday.”

“Wait, hold on….you sound like my personal assistant.......let me guess, you thought of all this….like…..when….just now?....or was it last night?” I was shocked with tomorrow's detailed ‘itinerary’. “Hans, this............, you need to improve ya……” aku memerlinya.

“Yeah, I know. I just can’t help it sometimes…I will try to improve on my organizational skills. I'll be more messy next time.” Dia memerliku balik.

I sat straight up and lean against the headboard. “Ok la tu.....that shows you are a human with faults....” aku berkata sambil memandang ke arah Hans.

Hans now has his hands on my knee and massaging it softly. I didn't take my eyes off him. His palms moving up and down my leg. It was a bit ticklish but arousing.  He kissed me again on the cheek.

“Come, let’s go to bed.  We have a long journey tomorrow…”  as he slide and pull  me closer next to him. I can feel him breathing on my neck….I closed my eyes.

Hans whispered,“It doesn’t‎ always happened on the first night you know…..and I am not going anywhere without you.” He kissed my neck softly……and again. I’m drowning…………..

Part 2.

When I woke up the next morning, Hans was not in bed. I called out for his name but there’s no answer. I got up and sat on the bed still feeling sleepy. Looked at the time and it’s 8 a.m. "What! and he didn't wake me up...? Ghezz, Hans....". I need to get ready soon since we will be meeting our parents for breakfast downstairs.  I walked to the bathroom and saw Hans buttoning his shirt.

“Good morning Babe….you dah bangun? I ingat nak kejut right after I’m done. Did you sleep well?” he kissed me on the cheek.

“Why didn’t you wake me up ealier? Tak pe la, you turun dulu for breakfast. I dah siap nanti I meet you at the restaurant.” Saja aku asked him to go down first. I am actually a little bit pissed off sebab Hans tak kejut aku pagi ni.

“No. I will wait for you.”Hans insisted.

“Ok suka hati you la…..nanti lambat you jangan marah I….” and I stepped into the shower. "By the way......., last night........? Did anything.........

"....happened...............?" Hans finished my sentence. 

"Nope, nothing happened if you must know...." Hans added.

"Don't get me wrong, Hans......." I am trying to find the right words here.....

"No worries......I totally understand. Like I say it doesn't always happened on first night. There will be other nights to come......", he turned around and smiled at me.

"You're such a mean person, Hans." jawabku dengan geram.

"Oh really? Mean person? Me? (he smirked) Dah pergi mandi....." and he used his towel to whip my buttocks. "Ouch!"aku terkejut dan quickly stepped into the shower.

I got dress and Hans was sitting watching the television. “Are you ready, babe?” he asked. “Almost…” aku menjawab. He stood up and walked over to me. He took my hands and held on to it tight, “Come let’s go….they are waiting for us….”

I didn’t say a word the whole time. I saw my mom and went over to her to give her a kiss. Puan Sri and Tan Sir have started with breakfast. “Lambatnya both of you….go on and get your food…” said Puan Sri Kate. “Sorry mom, Hans yang lambat bangun tadi.” Hans looked at me and replied to cover-up the real incident this morning. Aku hanya memandang dan menjeling Hans…..”Come, babe….” Aku menurut saja.

We sat down at the table. “Hans dah habis packing? What time you’re leaving for the airport?”Puan Sri bertanya kepada Hans.

“We’re almost done with packing. We will leave the hotel around noon to catch our flight at 3 p.m.” Hans memandangku lagi sekali lagi dan tersenyum. Aku diam membatu dan tidak memandang Hans.

“Tika, are you okay this morning? Diam saja?” mama bertanya sambil membelai-belai rambutku. Aku hanya tersenyum. “Hmmmm,….okay je.”jawabku dengan ringkas.

Both parents we’re discussing about their trip to London malam ni. Mama looks so happy and excited. Biarkanlah dia enjoy herself. She deserve a good vacation. Aku hanya mendengar perbualan mereka yang ingin membeli belah di Oxford Street and Covent Garden.

I barely touch my food. Entahlah, aku tak begitu lapar. I know that Hans has been looking at me from time to time. And I can feel dia hendak saja tanya why am I acting this way…..I  guess I masih rasa merajuk dengan sikapnya pagi tadi. Or am I over reacting? Tak kan lah baru sehari bernikah aku nak bersikap childish and selfish. Sebelum sikapku di tegur it is better for me to cool down.  Dalam aku melayan interior monologku aku , tiba-tiba pipiku di cium….Oh….Mama, terkejut aku dibuatnya.

"Well Tika, you and Hans better get packing, dah nak pukul 10 pagi dah ni….nanti lambat." kata Mama. "Are you sure you are going to be fine?"

"Yes, yes,…insya Allah. I will be fine. Don’t worry about me." aku menjawab. "Ok mama….(I hugged her tightly) you have fun and take care of yourself. I will see in KL soon."

"Ya sayang." mama replied. I kissed both her cheeks. Hans was already standing behind me when I turned around. He instantly hold my hand. I let go of his hands. Didn't mean to be rude but I walked over to Hans parents and gave them a hug. Dad held out an envelope and said, “Enjoy yourself and do a lot of shopping. Just charge them to the card."

I opened up the envelope and saw credit card with my name on it. "Seriously? This is mine?" aku terkejut.

"Yes, it’s yours and you can do whatever you want with it." Dad said and laughed.

"Terima kasih."It is very generous of you." aku senyum. Tika memandang mama...

"Tika jimat-jimat jangan membazir. Buy what is necessary." My mom reminded me.

"I will." aku janji.

I turned and saw Hans. I menghulurkan tanganku dan Hans menyambut sambil tersenyum. He has been very patient with me. I love this guy.......very much. We walked out of the restaurant and went straight up to our room.

Part 3.

In the elevator…..

As we lean against the wall inside of the elevator, Hans tiba-tiba bersuara, "Babe, you marah dengan I ke?" 

"Nope." I said and looked at him.

"Then kenapa you are acting so strange? You barely touch your breakfast  and you banyak termenung saja tadi..." more questions from Hans. He didn't look at me back. All this while he was looking straight at the elevator door.... "Is there anything I should know?"

"Eeemmmm.......you want me to tell you the truth or do you want me to lie?" aku bertanya.

"Apa yang you cakap ni? Of course you need to tell me the truth." Hans answered.

"Ok kalau you nak tahu sangat…..I marah you sebab you tak kejut I awal pagi tadi. Itu saja. Then I realized I am just being brat about it….so forget about it." aku menjelaskan.

"Ok.....I am cool with that." and both of us kept quiet.

When we reached sixth floor, pintu elevator terbuka. Hans walked to our room and unlocked the door.  I went in first and he followed behind. As the door behind us closed Hans grabbed me and pinned me against the wall. “So you were angry at me this whole morning ya?” he kissed me on the lips. “Just because I didn’t wake you up early?” and he kissed me again. I felt his weight was on me and I tried to push him away. “Nope, you are not going anywhere…..” This time he kissed me hard on the lips and I can no longer resist. His lips were soft and warm as he put his tongue between my lips. For a moment I felt suffocated then he said, “This is what you get for being angry at me.” He smiled and stepped back.

“I hate you. You are such a teaser.” I walked away from him and said, “I was just about to enjoy the moment and you stopped….?”

“Oh you nak lagilah ni…..? he tried to grabbed me but I managed to escape from him.

“Hans, stop it. I need to pack.”aku cuba lari dari Hans.

“Takut lah tu…..” Hans mencabarku. I stared at him and stick my tongue out.

“You tahu tak bilik ni kecil saja. You can’t run away far from me.” He teased and stood straight. He had both arms on his waist.

“I know but apa-apa pun bagi I pack dulu. Nanti kita main kejar-kejar lagi......” I said just to get out of the situation. He smiled and sat on the day bed opposite me.

Tangan aku perlahan-lahan melipat dan menyusun baju ke dalam bag pakaian. I purposely worked slowly just to buy time. When he got up I asked him to collect all of his personal items from the bathroom. He came back with his things and hugged me from behind.

“I love you so much Tika……if you have any issues with me, please let me know. We are at an adjusting period sekarang ni.”

“I know……and I will…..” I reassured him.  Still not letting me go he asked, “So do you like the gift from dad?”

“Segan I tau…..why would he want to give me the credit card? Is he paying for my things kalau I guna card tu?”aku bertanya.

“Of course he is….That’s my dad. Even Hana anak dia sendiri dia tak pernah dapat supplementary credit card.

“That’s very generous of him….” aku berkata dengan rasa segan.

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